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Thursday, September 29, 2016

new math attitude 3 of 3

NEW MATH ATTITUDE 3

What do Libertarians and
Welfare Queens have in common?Both are
self-centered.It is All About Them,
Them Alone, And They Don’t Owe Nobody Nothing By Gum.Libertarians constantly wave the flag of
freedom.They wrap their bodies in its
cloth, beseeching the ghosts of Revolutions Past and Baby Jesus Himself,
singing the hit song “No Feelings” by the Sex Pistols.Meanwhile, those on welfare protect
themselves from self-analysis with the God Of Gods, NEED, self righteous anger
and/or revenge and by being the sole bearer of the Truth About The Conspiracy
Of The Rich Illuminati Rulers ( why work to profit the oppressor?, indeed
).Of the two, I’d have to admit to
favoring the one on welfare.They might
cost the taxpayer a bit of coin ( or, not really.When most of the budget used on rich person
welfare-interest to the bankers, ag credits for ethanol, military spending,
etc.- are taxes from the middle class, everything else in the budget must be
borrowed.Borrowing is at the point it
is so large it can never be paid back.In effect, what is the harm in the payments as it is only a ledger book
entry tracking the path to bankruptcy? ).

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But they at least aren’t
trying to spread the word far and wide like the Libertarians are.Don’t get me wrong.Who wouldn’t like freedom?I’m rather partial to it myself.But Libertarians want to throw the baby out
with the bath water.They completely
ignore the actual costs of social cohesion, preferring to believe the
omniscient Free Market will solve all ills.The problem is that “free market” is just code for “welfare to the rich”.Our system is geared towards feathering the
nests of the rich and for the last thirty years prior to the ‘08 Crash they
spread the lies of free market and international trade to screw all the
workers.Libertarians mean well, and in
theory their idea of paradise far surpasses the Populist Party or the
Socialist/Commies or what have you, but in practice under our unchangeable by
all but revolution ( voting doesn’t count, as even a country bumpkin like Mark
Twain has noted ), all Libertarians do is spread the poison of enabling the
rich from their propaganda.And
anarchists, such as myself, are even worse.We don’t even want a shadow of government which might, conceivably,
block the worst excesses of the rich ruling class.

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Free Marketers even have a
standard excuse for any issues its imperfect wishful thinking conjures.It’s better than all the rest.Which is of course that they ALL say, isn’t
it?No, the problem isn’t even what kind
of government the nation state or agricultural empire uses for control.The problem is centralization at all in any
form.That leads to loss of
liberty.Once the first grain crops lead
to surplus, it was all over for individual freedom.But that itself only solves HALF the
problem.With reward goes
responsibility.Our hunter/gatherer
ancestors were not free to do as they wished.They were far from proto-Libertarians.They had very heavy obligations, namely as warriors to protect the tribe
( and yes, protection included proactive defense.Or, offensive warfare ).Their very lives were at the beck and call of
the group.But unlike soldiers who were
cannon fodder, or Archer Pin Cushionsprior to gunpowder, a warrior does not die at the pleasure of the kings
avarice as soldiers do.He dies only
when unavoidable and for his family and his families protectors.

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Libertarians, as well as
welfare recipients, don’t want any responsibility, no obligations.They only want reward.A warrior earns his freedom by pledging
tribal fealty.As long as he observes
the simple and common sense cultural customs of his tribe ( which make sense as
they are survival traits.Laws, on the
other hand, SHOULD canonize custom but usually just cement rule and riches for
the elite ) AND pledges his life for their protection, he is free.No one under more centralized governments
ever came close to his level.The
overwhelming issue with today’s First World Countries citizens is their
complete blindness to responsibility.Nearly free oil destroyed all culture and custom and cemented the
illusion of luxury at such an unlimited degree that nothing but petroleum was
needed to protect the tribe ( you’ll perhaps note the unshakeable faith in oil
and its placenta, Technology, in the defense of our country.What fools are we ).Or care for the tribe.Government, being the guardian of oil, was
tasked with the welfare of the tribe.You’ll also note, I trust, how poorly that has worked out.

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But we destroyed
masculinity, tribalism, decentralization and any and all non-petroleum solution
to any problem.Then, the oil started
running out ( in Net Energy terms ).As
it ran out faster, the quicker we tried to apply more of the very same failed
solutions to all our problems.Example:
metal is getting harder to mine with expensive energy, so use more energy as
plastic as a substitute. Another
example: more people were using less energy, so allow more immigrants into the
line to draw down the supply.And, of
course, the example we talk about as the main article theme, we cared far less
about the group and only about ourselves.Which just exacerbated all the problems beyond belief.Keep this firmly in mind when starting your
new, post-collapse tribe.Any Oil Age
resident most likely is just a nihilistic self-centered selfish jerk.Even the “freedom lovers” such as
Libertarians only think of themselves, not the group.This way of thinking is rock solid now, and
was born of decades of pie shrinking, leading to the survival trait of
selfishness and legitimizing theft.

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7 comments:

One of the best libertarian leaning authors wrote a book called - Star Ship Troopers. In it the 'right' to vote was only given to those who were the soldiers for the country. It didn't matter how wealthy your family was, you fought for your country or you got no say. That the term "free market" has been hijacked by the corporate and bank owners/masters is not the fault of the term or the libertarians - it is the fault of the goberment educational system and the corporations/banks. There is a whole spectrum of libertarianism but no where along that spectrum have I found anyone who thinks that corporations should be allowed to set legislation. The best philosophical foundation of libertarianism is found here- https://www.zeroaggressionproject.org/?s=free+marketIt is clearly discussing rational people working in an idealized world- something we don't and won't ever have, but it is possibly an ideal to strive towards.

Wow James. I got to admit that sometimes it seems that you are just trying to push your readers buttons to get under their skin, but as I read on, you provided valid explanations that I really can't take any exception to. But if not libertarianism, then what? I certainly can't get on board with either of the 2 main parties that we have today. It sounds as if you are suggesting that primitive tribalism is the only answer to true liberty, and I don't discount this, but I don't see that happening for many eons to come, for this could only exist in a very low population density environment. And while I am not denying a substantial die off in the relatively near future, I don't think it will be on a large enough scale to make enough of a difference. In either event, at our age, I don't see it happening in our lifetimes, but of course, I really have no idea?

This came in the email this morning James, and I thought that you might be interested considering the price. I have no idea what the quality on this thing is, but I've never seen a 150lb crossbow for $50 before. $5 shipping with the code, so figure around $55 out the door.

I think we WILL see enough of a die-off to allow small tribes to resurface. Look at New Guine ( sp? The island above Oz ). Still small tribes, even on a small area. They might not be hunter/gatherers but they never centralized and retained that structure. When all the surplus energy and soil is gone ( as soon as the Oil Age crashes down ), we might use that as our new model. Thanks for the link-I'll check it out.

BTW - libertarianism / Zero Aggression principle works best WITHIN a tribe or other community for their basis of code of laws (look at the 10 commandments of the bible - it is pretty clearly a 'ZAP' codification of the rules for within the Hebrew people, and didn't apply to outsiders.) And of course it (libertarianism and ZAP) is an Ideal that can't be fully realized by humans, but most humans claim to want to live under that sort of ideal (possibly even true).

Non-aggression principal is a nice theory, as imaginary religions go, but it is never "universally" applied, especially to infidels/outsiders/outlaws. If you can get people inside your tribe to behave well-enough, that is something!

This small solar controller is at least $50 cheaper ($149+"free" shipping)than I have ever seen it as a new product, I ordered one from Aforce via Amazon and got it 3 days later. That's really good for cheapest summer shipping. https://www.amazon.com/Morningstar-Sunsaver-TrakStar-Charge-Controller/dp/B006H9VPL6/ref=sr_1_1?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1475204254&sr=8-1&keywords=Morningstar+Sunsaver+TrakStar+15+Amp+MPPT+Charge+Controller+12V%2F24V

This is a good model, that allows peak panel voltage up to 72v, without an internal fan to cause everything to overheat-fail when the fan fails. The controller can send 15A max current to the battery (12v or 24v), and can be "over-paneled" to get more hours of max charge per day, or to compensate for lame placement (flat on a flat roof to conceal the presence of panels from the ground- lame but you might avoid being looted!). If you have approximately-good panel placement (with seasonal tilt), you should get 15A out pretty-often in the summer with 12v battery and >200W pv in, or 24v battery and >400W pv in. Less in the Willamette Valley, as usual.

Electricity is pretty safe, compared to lighting with kerosene, talow, or bees wax. LED's even more so than incandescent or cfl's. Save the fuel for heating breakfast.

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